"Gamer Girl" by Mari Mancusi follows the journey of a teenage girl named Tris whose life revolves around video games and online gaming communities. Struggling with her identity and facing bullying at school, she finds solace in the virtual world where she can be a powerful avatar. As she navigates friendships and rivalries, Tris learns to embrace her true self both online and offline. The story explores themes of self-acceptance, empowerment, and the impact of gaming on social interactions, showing how gaming can be both an escape and a way to forge meaningful relationships in real life. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is aimed at children at US 7th grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 12 years.

There are 256 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2010 by Penguin Putnam Inc .

Mari Mancusi works as a freelance television producer and has won two Emmys. She lives in Texas.